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Krissie Butler
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Department Chair of Modern Languages and Cultures and Associate Professor of Spanish
kbutler@andersonuniversity.edu
(864) 231-5570
- kbutler@andersonuniversity.edu
- (864) 231-5570
Academic Background
PhD, University of Kentucky
MA, University of Kentucky
BA, Asbury University
Teaching at AU
What year did you start teacing at AU?
2019
How would you describe your classes to someone who has never attended one?
My classes are dynamic, engaging, and filled with opportunities for students to practice speaking Spanish in authentic contexts. My students understand that I value their effort rather than their ability to speak "perfectly."
Contact
kbutler@andersonuniversity.edu
Phone
(864) 231-5570
Fast Facts
My classes are dynamic, engaging, and filled with opportunities for students to practice speaking Spanish in authentic contexts. My students understand that I value their effort rather than their ability to speak “perfectly.”
I teach all levels of Spanish at AU, including elementary, intermediate, and advanced language classes (SPA 111, 112, 211, 212, 305, 405) as well as literature and culture and civilization courses.
Graduating from a small, Christian, liberal arts college taught me to appreciate the relationships I developed with faculty, staff, and students. These relationships helped lay the groundwork for my professional life as a Christian, scholar, and teacher. My desire is to develop these same relationships and share the love of Christ with the AU community.
Graduating from a small, Christian, liberal arts college taught me to appreciate the relationships I developed with faculty, staff, and students. These relationships helped lay the groundwork for my professional life as a Christian, scholar, and teacher. My desire is to develop these same relationships and share the love of Christ with the AU community.
Studying a foreign language is a transformative experience because it provides learners the opportunity to engage cultures and communities different from their own. In doing so, foreign language learners see God’s creation through a wider, more diverse lens.
As a graduate student I was awarded the College of Arts and Sciences Certificate for Outstanding Teaching at the University of Kentucky (2008) .
I enjoy the hospitable and authentic community I have experienced at AU.
“Patriotic Eroticism: Imagining Fidel Castro in Cristina García’s Dreaming in Cuban.” Caribe: Revista de Cultura y Literatura. 16.1-2 (Winter 2013-2014): 89-104.
“Disparate femenino: Seduction, Subversion, and Power.” Kentucky Romance Quarterly.
54.1 (2007): 9-15.